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  • New Vietnam Airport

    Whilst Vietnam has more recently hit the news in connection with Paul Gadd better known as Gary Glitter's guilty conviction, there's good news that gives Vietnam greater tourist access. Vietnam

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  • .travel Coming Soon

    Any of you e-newsletter readers run or are in involved with a travel agent operation should note that the .travel internet domain name has been established. 16,162 companies have signed

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  • Queen Mary Boycott

    Thinking of going on a cruise? The owners of the Queen Mary 2 have said that they will fully refund around 1,000 furious passengers after the world's largest cruise ship

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  • Travel Photography Classes

    Travel Photographer of the Year competition judges, the professional photographers Nick Meers and Chris Coe are running four travel photography master classes over the next three months, which will allow

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  • Travel Levy on French Tickets

    As we reported back in 2005, French President Jacques Chirac campaigned hard for an international tax on airline tickets to help fight global poverty. Now the French government has approved

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  • Bird Flu

    A human bird flu pandemic could ground up to 70 percent of aircraft, Virgin Group boss Richard Branson has said at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. “If it

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  • Senior Discounts Down Under

    Seniors and baby boomers over 55 planning a holiday in New Zealand or Australia, can now purchase a discount travel and shopping card – New Zealand Seniors Card. There are

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  • Holiday Competition

    Passed on by Globetrotter Committee member Francesca, a new company has written to us. They organise walking holidays in “4 stunning and pleasingly unusual areas of Europe… with charming accommodation

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  • New Saudi Low Cost Airline

    If you are planning to travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming months, then good news for getting around. Saudi Arabia's first low-cost airline Sama plans to start flights within

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  • Travel Tip

    A travel tip from Stanley in the US via Mac: it is a good idea to only take new dollar bills etc and then iron them (make sure iron is

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  • Travel Facts

    Travel Facts Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country. Sri Lanka has lowest divorce rate in the world – and the highest rate of female suicide. Australians have a huge

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  • The Beetle Struggles with Australian Customs

    My arrival into Sydney at 5. 30am on a June Sunday morning did not bode well as a sign of enjoying my week long stay in Australia. After waiting patiently

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  • Speak Chinese in Africa

    Speak Chinese and travelling to Africa? You may get a chance to try it out. Zimbabwe’s government hopes to see Mandarin Chinese taught in universities as the school year starts

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  • No Work for Saudi Expats over 60

    If you were thinking of going to work in Saudi, be aware of a “Saudi-isation” program that is edging foreign workers out of the country in favour of local people.

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  • Glasgow: Scotland With Style by Charlie Taylor

    Last year, in 2005, readers of Conde Nast Traveller magazine – the bible of the travel industry – have recently voted Glasgow as second only to London as a UK

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  • Indian Man Lives in a Tree

    After a series of quarrels with his wife, an Indian man left his home to live in a tree and has been there for the past 15 years. Kapila Pradhan,

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  • More US Airport Searches

    According to the Transportation Security Administration Air travellers in the United States will soon be allowed to carry small scissors and tools on planes, but will face more random security

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  • Survey Corner: Top Hotel in the World

    Institutional Investor magazine’s recently ran its 25th annual survey of its wealthy readers. The St. Regis Hotel in New York was ranked first among the world’s top hotels by Institutional

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  • Kew Palace To Open

    Kew Palace in south-west London once a royal palace that was once home to “mad” King George III is to open to the public after being shut for 10 years.

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  • Mac's Travel Reminiscences

    Mac has not been very well, but is still e-mailing strong. Here’s an account of a trip he made to South Africa some time ago. In South Africa I had

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